Farm agitation: SC to see if protest allowed when matter is sub judice

The Bench said when such incidents happen, nobody takes the responsibility

The Supreme Court Monday said it would examine if organisations or individuals who have moved Constitutional court challenging the validity of a legislation are permitted to hold protest on the same issue when the matter is sub judice.

While hearing a plea filed by a farmers' body which is protesting against the three new farm laws and is seeking directions to authorities to allow it to stage ‘satyagrah' at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the apex court asked what are they protesting for when it has already stayed these legislations. A Bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar